How would you describe your sense of humour?

[Prowler]

I really don't know how to describe mine. I'd like to think I like different sorts of humour. For reference here's some of my favourite comedies:

Classic Simpsons
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Seinfeld
Fawlty Towers
Black Adder
Black Books

So yeah, I don't just like one type of humour.

What about you?

[Leo656]

Very dark, very mean-spirited.

There's an episode of American Dad where Roger says to Stan, "Stan, that joke isn't funny because it's not racist." And that was quite amusing because it absolutely sounds like something I'd say to get a reaction.

I basically don't think there's "a line" between what you Can and Can't joke about and so I like to see the envelope be pushed as much as possible. If people are getting sincerely uncomfortable/offended, Good, you're doing it right. Humor should shock and offend or else it's toothless.

The ONE thing my wife and I have in common is this. I can legit make a joke about anything - as long as it's not Her, obviously - and no matter how awful, it's still always funny and never offsides. She comes up with even worse sh*t than me, sometimes. Like, I have at least 10% of a conscience; she has f*cking Zero.

I am an absolute nightmare in any social setting because of this, because once I see someone thinking I'm funny my immediate instinct is to see how far I can push it before they flip it around and think I'm a monster. Usually, not very far at all! And I'm VERY charming in person, so people usually think I'm funny right away. Once it gets to the jokes about dead babies and rape, I may have lost the audience BUT I've reinforced my point that I'm the only motherf*cker walking around who knows what's Actually Funny, so it all evens out.

My sense of humor can't be measured or interpreted by the movies or TV shows I watch. All you need to know is, if I am at your family member's wedding and you make the mistake of telling me So-and-So had a miscarriage, you have now volunteered So-and-So to bear the full barrage of every single Dead Baby joke I've collected since the 1980s. And it's your own stupid fault because if you don't already know I'm that kind of scumbag then WHY am I even invited to this thing since you clearly don't know me at all?!

So... yeah. Very dark, very mean-spirited. I don't MEAN any of it, really, I just think that type of humor is what gets the most sincere and honest reaction. People laugh the hardest and loudest when they're laughing at something they "shouldn't laugh at", it's scientifically proven fact.

You don't even wanna know how many jokes I've typed and deleted without posting in that Little Mermaid thread. The temptation is always there but I just don't need the hassle.

BUT, if it's an actual In-Person social event where things are a lot more loose and nobody's keeping records, and the subject of that movie comes up... I maaaaaaay drop a line about "...So where'd she even learn to swim...? I mean y'know... historically, they're not great at that..." and it will get huge laughs from people insisting "That's not funny" while nonetheless pissing down their f*cking leg at the sheer audacity.

It all actually works out very well in Real Life though, because in Real Life you can tell when I'm just being cheeky. Everyone on the internet thinks you MEAN this sh*t and that's not only alarming but also is why nobody makes jokes anymore and why everyone is so hyper-sensitive. I still remember the days when you could joke about having a pile of dead hookers in your crawlspace and the natural reaction was to laugh, not be all "OMG WTF bro".

We've regressed, I think.
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As for "what kind of humor amuses me in entertainment", that's a whole other conversation, and I can only really say "Not too much", because I find most comedic entertainment to be very, very forced and try-hard, to the point where it annoys me and I don't laugh. So I instead focused my answer on my own personal sense of humor, rather than which "humorous" things in media entertain me.

[Prowler]

Well, I don't think that just because a large group of people took offence to a particular joke that it should be censored or cancelled anyway.

There's jokes I don't like, but I'd be quite a pussy if I wanted them censored just because they annoy me.

[IndigoErth]

Sense of humor we have or what we like?

Personally... been told I tend to lean more into the dry sort of humor. A bit of deadpan, wit, snark...

As far as what I like? I dunno, I guess largely witty sort of stuff and what makes you think for a moment before you get it. I don't mind some dark humor...to a point. (Free speech and all that, nothing is off limits to be joked on, though others have just as much free speech to show you the line when you've gone too far.)

Dumb, lowbrow stuff annoys me, likewise being crass and trollish for laughs is too juvenile to me.

[Prowler]

I agree that humour should have no lines drawn. Pretty much any subject can be made fun of. Of course certain subjects require more tact than others. Like OK, don't joke about someone else's relative dying of cancer or AIDS, but a general joke about cancer or AIDS can be funny if well crafted.

[Leo656]

Sometimes, admittedly, it doesn't take much and can be pretty stupid.

Like, my wife and I have a lot of inside jokes that are pretty dumb. One of them is, we both crack up when watching The Karate Kid, when Daniel asks Miyagi where all his cars came from and Miyagi just says, "DETROIT!" all bombastically. It's just the way he says it all emphatically... "DEEE-TROIT!" So it became a meme. Least once a week this dumb sh*t'll happen...

Her: "Where'd these batteries come from?"
Me: "DEE-TROIT!"
Her: "(Sigh)......"
Me: "Stop asking me where sh*t comes from."
Her: "WHY ARE YOU LIKE THIS?!"


It still hasn't gotten old. Stupid, yes, but not so stupid we ever miss a chance to do it.

[Prowler]

Humour varies by country and region.

What's called British humour is actually a pretty common kind of humour all across Europe. I guess the English were just fast enough to market it that way.

Then you watch Japanese anime and the humour seems more based around word puns, perverted characters getting punched or slapped or someone who loves to eat.

[Cowabung-Gal]

Politically incorrect.

[frank_one]

It's always sunny in Philadelphia, the one with Danny De Vito. That's the kind of humour I can't resist. As for MY kind of humour, I don't know, probably something much more contained and polite.

[Last Ronin]

Sarcastic and not afraid to make fun of myself or others. Offensive at times as dark humor is the best most times I know when somethings go a little too far but am not apologetic about it. Either we both laugh or I laugh solo.